A Proposed Taxonomy of Software Weapons

The computer security community of today can be compared to the American Wild West once upon a time; no real law and order and a lot of new citizens. The terms and classification schemes used in the computer security field today are not standardised. Thus the field is hard to take in, there is a [...]

The State of Home Computer Security

Hundreds of millions of people use their home computers every day for different purposes. Many of them are connected to the Internet. Most of them are unaware of the threats or do not know how to protect themselves. This unawareness is a major threat to global computer security. This master thesis starts by explaining some [...]

Actual and Perceived Information Systems Security

As the Internet becomes the major information infrastructure in most sectors, the importance of Information Systems (IS) security steadily increases. While reaching a certain level of actual IS security is vital for most businesses, this level must also be perceived as acceptable by stakeholders. Businesses have to maintain a certain level of security and be [...]

A Method for Assessment of System Security

With the increasing use of extensive IT systems for sensitive or safety-critical applications, the matter of IT security is becoming more important. In order to be able to make sensible decisions about security there is a need for measures and metrics for computer security. There currently exist no established methods to assess the security of [...]